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Friday, 27 September 2013

Billericay: Aftermath of the Zeppelin

Photograph not published before.
After the Zeppelin: Snails Hall Farm, Billericay

On 24 September 1916 a German Zeppelin brought down in flames landed in a field of Snails Hall Farm, South Green, Billericay. John Maryon told how thousands visited the site (see elsewhere on this blog). This photograph has recently come to light and was kindly shown to me by a family member and scanned for publication. It shows where the Zeppelin landed, the charred field boundary and the barn, in the background, where the German crew - all dead - were placed. John Maryon, tenant farmer, is photographed with his wife.

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Blackmore Area Local History

I am a keen amateur local historian who has always lived in the CM4 postal district (Ingatestone and Blackmore).
I am currently running an interim blog for the Essex Society for Archaeology and History - see esah160.blogspot.co.uk - and have recently completed a Certificate in Local History at the University of Essex.
The purpose of this blog (which began in 2007) and partner website is simply to encourage everyone to consider, explore and learn about their local heritage and history. The Internet is a marvellous resource and enables people from around the corner and around the world to share.
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